processed

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. subjected to a special process or treatment

- processed cheeses are easy to spread

Similar word(s): prepared

2. freed from impurities by processing

Similar word(s): refined

3. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process

- processed ores

Similar word(s): finished, pure, cured, vulcanised, vulcanized, milled, polished, treated

Sentences with processed as an adjective:

- The processed data can now be used to generate statistics.

- The bank returned her processed application by mail.

- Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of process